Around 130 ship builders, steel workers, welders, and riveters are occupying the famous shipyard in Belfast, where the Titanic was built in 1909, demanding that the docks be both nationalised and used to produce…
Job Security
A recent report by the International Labour Organisation has projected that heat stress caused by global warming will result in lost output that is equivalent to 80 million full-time jobs…
China is aiming for half of the industrial robots sold in the country to be made by Chinese companies by 2020, up from 27% currently, and with a target for…
New Zealand has passed legislation granting victims of domestic violence 10 days paid leave. The bill, passed with 63 to 57 votes, is designed to allow domestic violence victims time…
Here is another interesting signal, with a couple of headbending elements. first one is that the chatbot counselling seems to be working – ‘I felt heard and understood’ (!) says…
Some 2000-odd women are protecting the biosphere in the Gulf of Mannar. The thing to note is that these are backward communities, which is why it’s a big deal that women…
Sandjar K on Twitter When people talk about the future of retirement, this is what I imagine. | Many older Americans are living a desperate, nomadic life https://t.co/s9Bgju5Pix #signalofchange
There are (legitimate) fears that AI will lead to mass unemployment, as low-skilled job wages drop towards zero, creating an even larger societal gap and bigger inequalities. PWC estimated that…
Google is betting this robot that sucks apples off trees will replace human workers Roughly $4 billion worth of apples are harvested in the U.S. each year. Startup Abundant Robotics…
US tech giant Amazon is set to opened a futuristic grocery store that uses its new ‘just walk out’ technology to make shopping more efficient. Customers are able to just…
The Conservative Government in the United Kingdom has extended its policy for parental leave to include working grandparents, starting in October 2015. The 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks…
The Dutch city of Utrecht plans to trial an unconditional payment to the unemployed, with no requirement to find work. The move is part of an attempt to simplify complex…
